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- radio frequency (rf) and microwave frequency resonators are used as filters to improve reception and transmission of signals.
- Filters typically include inductors and capacitors, and more recently resonators.
- the FBAR has the advantage of small size and lends itself to Integrated Circuit (IC) manufacturing tools and techniques.
- the FBAR includes an acoustic stack comprising, inter alia, a layer of piezoelectric material disposed between two electrodes. Acoustic waves achieve resonance across the acoustic stack, with the resonant frequency of the waves being determined by the materials in the acoustic stack.
- FBARs are similar in principle to bulk acoustic resonators such as quartz, but are scaled down to resonate at GHz frequencies. Because the FBARs have thicknesses on the order of microns and length and width dimensions of hundreds of microns, FBARs beneficially provide a comparatively compact alternative to known resonators.
- the bulk acoustic resonator excites only thickness-extensional (TE) modes, which are longitudinal mechanical waves having propagation (k) vectors in the direction of propagation.
- TE modes desirably travel in the direction of the thickness (e.g., z-direction) of the piezoelectric layer.
- lateral modes In addition to the desired TE modes there are lateral modes, known as Rayleigh-Lamb modes, generated in the acoustic stack as well.
- the Rayleigh-Lamb modes are mechanical waves having k-vectors that are perpendicular to the direction of TE modes, the desired modes of operation. These lateral modes travel in the areal dimensions (x, y directions of the present example) of the piezoelectric material.
- lateral modes deleteriously impact the quality (Q) factor of an FBAR device.
- the energy of Rayleigh-Lamb modes is lost at the interfaces of the FBAR device.
- this loss of energy to spurious modes is a loss in energy of desired longitudinal modes, and ultimately a degradation of the Q-factor.
- FIG. 1A shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 1B shows a top view of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 1C shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 2A shows a graph of the Q-factor at parallel resonance (Q p ) versus width of the cantilevered portion(s) of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 2B shows a graph of the Q-factor at series resonance (Q s ) versus width of the cantilevered portion(s) of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 3A shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 3B shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 4A shows a graph of the Q-factor at parallel resonance (Q p ) versus width of the cantilevered portion(s) of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 4B shows a graph of the Q-factor at series resonance (Q s ) versus width of the cantilevered portion(s) of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 4C shows a graph of the Q-factor at parallel resonance (Q p ) versus width of the cantilevered portion(s) of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 5A shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment taken along line 5 A- 5 A in FIG. 5B .
- FIG. 5B shows a top view of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 7 shows a simplified schematic diagram of an electrical filter in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- a device includes one device and plural devices.
- FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view along the line 1 B- 1 B of an acoustic resonator 100 in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- the acoustic resonator 100 comprises an FBAR.
- the acoustic resonator 100 comprises a substrate 101 , a first electrode 102 disposed beneath a piezoelectric layer 103 , which comprises a first surface in contact with a first electrode 102 and a second surface in contact with a second electrode 104 .
- An optional passivation layer 105 is provided over the second electrode 104 .
- a cantilevered portion 106 of the second electrode 104 is provided on at least one side of the second electrode 104 .
- the cantilevered portion 106 may also be referred to as a ‘wing.’
- the second electrode 104 comprises a first surface 104 ′.
- the first surface 104 ′ is disposed substantially at a first height (y-dimension in the coordinate system depicted).
- the cantilevered portion 106 comprises a second surface 106 ′.
- the second surface 106 ′ is disposed substantially at a second height (again, y-dimension in the coordinate system depicted). The second height is higher than the first height.
- the second surface 106 ′ is raised up relative to the first surface 104 ′.
- the acoustic resonator 100 may be fabricated according to known semiconductor processing methods and using known materials. Illustratively, the acoustic resonator 100 may be fabricated according to the teachings of commonly owned U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,587,620; 5,873,153; 6,384,697; 6,507,983; and 7,275,292 to Ruby, et al.; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,828,713 to Bradley, et al. The disclosures of these patents are specifically incorporated herein by reference. It is emphasized that the methods and materials described in these patents are representative and other methods of fabrication and materials within the purview of one of ordinary skill in the art are contemplated.
- a plurality of acoustic resonators 100 can act as an electrical filter.
- the acoustic resonators 100 may be arranged in a ladder-filter arrangement, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,910,756 to Ella, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,262,637 to Bradley, et al., the disclosures of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
- the electrical filters may be used in a number of applications, such as in duplexers.
- the first and second electrodes 102 , 104 each comprise an electrically conductive material (e.g., molybdenum (Mo)) and provide an oscillating electric field in the y-direction of the coordinate system shown (i.e., the direction of the thickness of the substrate 101 ).
- the y-axis is the axis for the TE (longitudinal) mode(s) for the resonator.
- the piezoelectric layer 103 and first and second electrodes 102 , 104 are suspended over a cavity 107 formed by selective etching of the substrate 101 .
- the cavity 107 may be formed by a number of known methods, for example as described in referenced commonly owned U.S.
- the acoustic resonator 100 is a mechanical resonator, which can be electrically coupled via the piezoelectric layer 103 .
- Other configurations that foster mechanical resonance by FBARs are contemplated.
- the acoustic resonator 100 can be located over an acoustic mirror, such as a mismatched acoustic Bragg reflector (not shown in FIG. 1A ) formed in or on the substrate 101 .
- FBARs provided over an acoustic mirror are sometimes referred to as solid mount resonators (SMRs) and, for example, may be as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,107,721 to Lakin, the disclosure of which is specifically incorporated into this disclosure by reference in its entirety.
- the cantilevered portion 106 of the second electrode 104 extends over a gap 108 , which illustratively comprises air.
- a sacrificial layer (not shown) is deposited by known technique over the first electrode 102 and a portion of the piezoelectric layer 103 .
- the second electrode 104 and passivation layer 105 are provided over the sacrificial layer.
- the sacrificial material comprises phosphosilicate glass (PSG), which illustratively comprises 8% phosphorous and 92% silicon dioxide.
- the sacrificial layer is etched away illustratively with hydrofluoric acid leaving the cantilevered portion 106 .
- the sacrificial layer provided to form the cantilevered portion 106 and the sacrificial layer provided to form the cavity 107 are removed in the same process step.
- the gap 108 may comprise other materials including low acoustic impedance materials, such as carbon (C) doped SiO 2 , which is also referred as Black-diamond; or dielectric resin commercially known as SiLKTM; or benzocyclobutene (BCB).
- C carbon
- SiLKTM dielectric resin commercially known as SiLKTM
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- Such low acoustic impedance materials may be provided in the gap 108 by known methods.
- the low acoustic impedance material may be provided after removal of sacrificial material used to form the gap 108 , or may be used instead of the sacrificial material in the gap 108 , and not removed.
- an active area 110 of the acoustic resonator 100 is referred to as an active area 110 of the acoustic resonator 100 .
- an inactive area of the acoustic resonator comprises a region of overlap between first electrode 102 or second electrode 104 , or both, and the piezoelectric layer 103 not disposed over the cavity 107 , or other suspension structure, or acoustic mirror.
- the cantilevered portion 106 extends beyond an edge of the active area 110 by a width 109 as shown.
- An electrical contact 111 is connected to a signal line (not shown) and electronic components (not shown) selected for the particular application of the acoustic resonator 100 .
- This portion of the acoustic resonator 100 comprises an interconnection side 112 of the acoustic resonator 100 .
- the interconnection side 112 of the second electrode 104 to which the electrical contact 111 is made does not comprise a cantilevered portion.
- one or more non-connecting sides of the acoustic resonator 100 may comprise cantilevered portions 106 that extend beyond the edge of the active area 110 .
- FIG. 1B shows a top view of the acoustic resonator 100 shown in cross-sectional view in FIGS. 1A and 1 n accordance with a representative embodiment.
- the acoustic resonator 100 also comprises the second electrode 104 with the optional passivation layer 105 disposed thereover.
- the second electrode 104 of the present embodiment is illustratively apodized to reduce acoustic losses. Further details of the use of apodization in acoustic resonators may be found in commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 6,215,375 to Larson III, et al; or in commonly owned U.S. Patent Application Publication 20070279153 entitled “Piezoelectric Resonator Structures and Electrical Filters” filed May 31, 2006, to Richard C. Ruby. The disclosures of this patent and patent application publication are specifically incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- the second electrode 104 comprises non-connecting sides 113 and interconnection side 112 .
- cantilevered portions 106 are provided along each non-contacting side 113 and have the same width. This is merely illustrative, and it is contemplated that at least one side 113 , but not all comprise a cantilevered portion 106 .
- the second electrode 104 comprises more or fewer than four sides as shown.
- a pentagonal-shaped second electrode is contemplated comprising four sides with cantilevered portions on one or more of the sides, and the fifth side providing the interconnection side.
- the shape of the first electrode 102 is substantially identical to the shape of the second electrode 104 .
- the first electrode 102 may comprise a larger area than the second electrode 104 , and the shape of the first electrode 102 may be different than the shape of the second electrode 104 .
- the fundamental mode of the acoustic resonator 100 is the longitudinal extension mode or “piston” mode. This mode is excited by the application of a time-varying voltage to the two electrodes at the resonant frequency of the acoustic resonator 100 .
- the piezoelectric material converts energy in the form of electrical energy into mechanical energy.
- this equation is modified by the weighted acoustic velocities and thicknesses of the electrodes.
- a quantitative and qualitative understanding of the Q of a resonator may be obtained by plotting on a Smith Chart the ratio of the reflected energy to applied energy as the frequency is varied for the case in which one electrode is connected to ground and another to signal, for an FBAR resonator with an impedance equal to the system impedance at the resonant frequency.
- the magnitude/phase of the FBAR resonator sweeps out a circle on the Smith Chart. This is referred to as the Q-circle.
- the Q-circle first crosses the real axes (horizontal axes), this corresponds to the series resonance frequency f s .
- the real impedance (as measured in Ohms) is R s .
- the second point at which the Q circle crosses the real axis is labeled f p , the parallel or anti-resonant frequency of the FBAR.
- the real impedance at f p is R p .
- lateral modes are due to interfacial mode conversion of the longitudinal mode traveling in the z-direction; and due to the creation of non-zero propagation vectors, k x and k y , for both the TE mode and the various lateral modes (e.g., the S0 (symmetric) mode and the zeroth and (asymmetric) modes, A0 and A1), which are due to the difference in effective velocities between the regions where electrodes are disposed and the surrounding regions of the resonator where there are no electrodes.
- the acoustic wave length of an acoustic resonator is determined by v/f, where v is acoustic velocity and f is frequency.
- periodicity of Qp i.e., the position of maxima and minima as a function of the width of the cantilevered portion 106
- periodicity of Qp is related to the acoustic wave length.
- the vibration of the wing 106 is comparatively far from its mechanical resonance; while at a minima mechanical resonance of the cantilevered portion 106 occurs.
- This phenomenon can be appreciated from a review of FIG. 2A below, for example: as frequency decreases, acoustic wave length increases, and the width of the cantilevered portion 106 at a maxima increases accordingly.
- the lateral modes are parasitic in many resonator applications.
- the parasitic lateral modes couple at the perimeter of the resonator and remove energy available for the longitudinal modes and thereby reduce the Q-factor of the resonator device.
- sharp reductions in Q can be observed on a Q-circle of the Smith Chart of the S 11 parameter.
- These sharp reductions in Q-factor are known as “rattles” or “loop-de-loops,” which are shown and described below.
- the cantilevered portion(s) 106 of the representative embodiments provide a change in the acoustic impedance at the boundary of the active area 110 of the acoustic resonator 100 .
- the boundary of the active area 110 of the acoustic resonator and the cantilevered portion 106 is solid (electrodes and piezoelectric layer) and air, which presents a comparatively large impedance mismatch and a comparatively high reflection coefficient.
- lateral modes are comparatively highly reflected, which improves the Q-factor by two mechanisms. First, because the reflected lateral modes are not transmitted, their energy is not lost.
- Improving the losses by reducing transmission of lateral modes outside the active area 110 of the acoustic resonator 100 can increase the Q-factor of the acoustic resonator 100 .
- the cantilevered portion(s) 106 of the acoustic resonator 100 enhances the Q-factor of both the parallel and the series resonance (i.e., Q p and Q s ).
- FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of acoustic resonator 100 ′ in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- the acoustic resonator 100 ′ comprises substrate 101 , first electrode 102 disposed beneath a piezoelectric layer 103 , which comprises a first surface in contact with a first electrode 102 and a second surface in contact with second electrode 104 .
- Optional passivation layer 105 is provided over the second electrode 104 .
- Cantilevered portion 106 of the second electrode 104 is provided on at least one side of the second electrode 104 .
- the cantilevered portion 106 may also be referred to as a ‘wing.’
- acoustic resonator 100 ′ may be fabricated according to known semiconductor processing methods and using known materials. Illustratively, the acoustic resonator 100 ′ may be fabricated according to the teachings of commonly owned U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,587,620; 5,873,153; 6,384,697; 6,507,983; and 7,275,292 to Ruby, et al.; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,828,713 to Bradley, et al.
- a plurality of acoustic resonators 100 ′ can act as an electrical filter.
- the acoustic resonators 100 ′ may be arranged in a ladder-filter arrangement, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,910,756 to Ella, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,262,637 to Bradley, et al.
- the electrical filters may be used in a number of applications, such as in duplexers.
- the first and second electrodes 102 , 104 each comprise an electrically conductive material (e.g., molybdenum (Mo)) and provide an oscillating electric field in the y-direction of the coordinate system shown (i.e., the direction of the thickness of the substrate 101 ).
- the y-axis is the axis for the TE (longitudinal) mode(s) for the resonator.
- the piezoelectric layer 103 and first and second electrodes 102 , 104 are suspended over an acoustic mirror 107 ′, such as a mismatched acoustic Bragg reflector formed in or on the substrate 101 .
- FBARs provided over an acoustic mirror are sometimes referred to as solid mount resonators (SMRs) and, for example, may be as described in above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 6,107,721 to Lakin. Accordingly, the acoustic resonator 100 ′ is a mechanical resonator, which can be electrically coupled via the piezoelectric layer 103 .
- the cantilevered portion 106 of the second electrode 104 extends over gap 108 , which illustratively comprises air.
- a sacrificial layer (not shown) is deposited by known technique over the first electrode 102 and a portion of the piezoelectric layer 103 .
- the second electrode 104 and passivation layer 105 are provided over the sacrificial layer.
- the sacrificial material comprises phosphosilicate glass (PSG), which illustratively comprises 8% phosphorous and 92% silicon dioxide.
- PSG phosphosilicate glass
- the sacrificial layer is etched away illustratively with hydrofluoric acid leaving the cantilevered portion 106 .
- the gap 108 may comprise other materials including low acoustic impedance materials, such as carbon (C) doped SiO 2 , which is also referred as Black-diamond; or dielectric resin commercially known as SiLKTM; or benzocyclobutene (BCB).
- C carbon
- SiLKTM dielectric resin commercially known as SiLKTM
- BCB benzocyclobutene
- Such low acoustic impedance materials may be provided in the gap 108 by known methods.
- the low acoustic impedance material may be provided after removal of sacrificial material used to form the gap 108 , or may be used instead of the sacrificial material in the gap 108 , and not removed.
- the region of contacting overlap of the first and second electrodes 102 , 104 , the piezoelectric layer 103 and the acoustic mirror 107 ′ is referred to as the active area 110 of the acoustic resonator 100 ′.
- the inactive area of the acoustic resonator 100 ′ comprises a region of overlap between first electrode 102 or second electrode 104 , or both, and the piezoelectric layer 103 not disposed over the acoustic mirror 107 ′.
- the cantilevered portion 106 extends beyond an edge of the active area 110 by a width 109 as shown.
- Electrical contact 111 is connected to a signal line (not shown) and electronic components (not shown) selected for the particular application of the acoustic resonator 100 ′.
- This portion of the acoustic resonator 100 ′ comprises an interconnection side 112 of the acoustic resonator 100 ′.
- the interconnection side 112 of the second electrode 104 to which the electrical contact 111 is made does not comprise a cantilevered portion 106 .
- one or more non-connecting sides of the acoustic resonator 100 ′ may comprise cantilevered portions 106 that extend beyond the edge of the active area 110 .
- FIG. 2A shows a graph 200 of the Q-factor at parallel resonance (Q p ) versus width (e.g., width 109 , also referred to as “wing width”) of the cantilevered portion(s) 106 (“wings”) of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- the graph 200 provides data of an acoustic resonator comprising three cantilevered portions 106 , such as illustratively shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B .
- the Q-factor is dependent on the width of the cantilevered portion 106 for a given parallel resonance frequency.
- Q p improves significantly at a certain width 109 , compared with width 109 of the cantilevered portion 106 being zero, which is equivalent to an acoustic resonator having substantially the same structure as acoustic resonator 100 but not comprising the cantilevered portion 106 .
- Improvements in Q p due to the inclusion of the cantilevered portion 106 results from different boundary conditions at the edge of the active area 110 of the acoustic resonator 100 compared to an acoustic resonator not comprising a cantilevered portion(s).
- the cantilevered portion 106 at the edge of active area 110 of the acoustic resonator will reflect certain acoustic modes due to the impedance mismatch at the boundary of the cantilevered portion 106 and the active area 110 , resulting in improved Q. It is believed that the local minima may result from the excitation of a mechanical resonance of the cantilevered portion 106 , which results in losses.
- the width 109 of the cantilevered portion 106 is beneficially selected at a relative maximum 201 , 202 , 203 , and not at a relative minimum 204 , 205 , 206 .
- FIG. 2B shows a graph 207 of the Q-factor at series resonance (Q s ) versus width (e.g., width 109 (‘wing width’)) of the cantilevered portion 106 (‘wing’) of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- the graph 207 provides data of an acoustic resonator comprising three cantilevered portions 106 , such as illustratively shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B .
- the Q-factor is dependent on the width of the cantilevered portion 106 for a given series resonance frequency.
- the cantilevered portion 106 at the edge of active area 110 of the acoustic resonator will reflect certain acoustic modes due to the impedance mismatch at the boundary of the cantilevered portion 106 and the active area 110 , resulting in improved Q. It is believed that the local minima may result from the excitation of a mechanical resonance of the cantilevered portion 106 , which results in losses. The excited resonance conditions at relative minima 211 , 212 and 213 result in energy not reflected back into the active area 110 of the acoustic resonator 100 , losses and, therefore, reduced Q.
- the width 109 of the cantilevered portion 106 is beneficially selected at a relative maximum 208 , 209 or 210 , and not at a relative minimum 211 , 212 or 213 .
- both raised frame elements and recessed frame elements may be disposed annularly about acoustic resonator and are sometimes referred to as annular recesses and annular frames.
- the raised frame elements and recessed frame elements may generate spurious modes, but recessed frame elements improve the coupling coefficient (k t 2 ), and raised frame elements may slightly decrease k t 2 .
- the cantilevered portion 106 does not generate spurious modes because its location is not within the active area 110 .
- the cantilevered portion 106 also does not degrade k t 2 as significantly as the raised and recessed frame elements.
- k t 2 at peak Q corresponds to a width of the cantilevered portion 106 of approximately 4.75 ⁇ m is approximately 5.2. This represents an increase in k t 2 of approximately 10% greater than that of a known acoustic resonator with a raised frame element.
- FIG. 3A shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator 300 in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- Many of the features of the acoustic resonator 300 are common to those of acoustic resonator 100 described in connection with representative embodiments in FIGS. 1A-1B . The details of common features, characteristics and benefits thereof are not repeated in order to avoid obscuring the presently described embodiments.
- the acoustic resonator 300 comprises a bridge 301 along the interconnection side 112 .
- the bridge 301 provides a gap 302 , which may be a void (e.g., air) or may be filled with a low acoustic impedance material.
- the bridge 301 is described in the parent application (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,248,185), and as such many of the details of the bridge 301 are not repeated in the present application to avoid obscuring the description of the representative embodiments of the acoustic resonator 300 . As depicted in FIG.
- the cavity 107 has an edge 303
- the bridge 301 extends past the edge 303 of the cavity 107 (or similar reflective element, such as a mismatched Bragg reflector) and over the substrate 101 .
- the bridge 301 is disposed partially over the cavity 107 , extends over the edge 303 of the cavity 107 , and is disposed partially over the substrate 101 .
- the second electrode 104 comprises the first surface 104 ′ disposed substantially at the first height (y-dimension in the coordinate system depicted).
- the bridge 301 comprises a third surface 301 ′.
- the third surface 301 ′ is disposed substantially at a third height (again, y-dimension in the coordinate system depicted).
- the third height is higher than the first height.
- the third surface 301 ′ is raised up relative to the first surface 104 ′.
- the cantilevered portion 106 provides an improvement in the Q-factor.
- the bridge 301 also provides an improvement in the Q-factor.
- the combination of the cantilevered portion 106 and the bridge 301 provides a further improvement in the Q-factor of the acoustic resonator 300 .
- inclusion of the bridge 301 with the cantilevered portion 106 in the acoustic resonator 300 results in an improvement in the Q-factor at parallel resonance (Qp) and some impact on the Q-factor at series resonance (Qs). This is somewhat expected since the bridge 301 predominantly impacts Qp, as described in the parent application.
- FIG. 3B shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator 300 ′ in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- Many of the features of the acoustic resonator 300 ′ are common to those of acoustic resonator 100 ′, 300 described in connection with representative embodiments in FIGS. 1C and 3A . The details of common features, characteristics and benefits thereof are not repeated in order to avoid obscuring the presently described embodiments.
- the acoustic resonator 300 ′ comprises bridge 301 along the interconnection side 112 .
- the bridge 301 provides a gap 302 , which may be a void (e.g., air) or may be filled with a low acoustic impedance material.
- the bridge 301 is described in the parent application (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,248,185), and as such many of the details of the bridge 301 are not repeated in the present application to avoid obscuring the description of the representative embodiments of the acoustic resonator 300 . As depicted in FIG.
- the acoustic mirror 107 ′ has an edge 303 ′, and the bridge 301 extends past the edge 303 ′ of the acoustic mirror 107 ′ and over the substrate 101 .
- the bridge 301 is disposed partially over the acoustic mirror 107 ′, extends over the edge 303 ′ of the acoustic mirror 107 ′, and is disposed partially over the substrate 101 .
- the cantilevered portion 106 provides an improvement in the Q-factor.
- the bridge 301 also provides an improvement in the Q-factor.
- the combination of the cantilevered portion 106 and the bridge 301 provides a further improvement in the Q-factor of the acoustic resonator 300 ′.
- inclusion of the bridge 301 with the cantilevered portion 106 in the acoustic resonator 300 ′ results in an improvement in the Q-factor at parallel resonance (Qp) and some impact on the Q-factor at series resonance (Qs). This is somewhat expected since the bridge 301 predominantly impacts Qp, as described in the parent application.
- FIG. 4A shows a graph 400 of the Q-factor at parallel resonance (Qp) versus width (e.g., width 109 , (‘wing width’)) of the cantilevered portion 106 of an acoustic resonator comprising a bridge (e.g., acoustic resonator 300 ) in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- the graph 400 provides data of an acoustic resonator comprising three cantilevered portions 106 , such as illustratively shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B .
- the Q-factor is dependent on the wing width for a given parallel resonance frequency.
- Qp in FIG. 2A is approximately 975.
- Qp in FIG. 2A is approximately 975.
- Qp in FIG. 2A is approximately 975.
- bridge 301 and cantilevered portion 106 having a width of approximately 3.0 ⁇ m provides Qp of approximately 1750 (e.g., point 402 in FIG. 4A ).
- FIG. 4B shows a graph 407 of the Q-factor at series resonance (Q s ) versus width (e.g., width 109 ) of the cantilevered portion 106 of an acoustic resonator comprising a bridge (e.g., acoustic resonator 300 ) in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- the graph 407 provides data of an acoustic resonator comprising three cantilevered portions 106 , such as illustratively shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B .
- the Q-factor is dependent on the wing width for a given series resonance frequency.
- the impact of the bridge 301 on improved Q s is less dramatic than its impact on Q p .
- FIG. 4C shows a graph of the Q-factor at parallel resonance (Q p ) versus width of the cantilevered portion(s) of an acoustic resonator in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- Q p the Q-factor at parallel resonance
- An optimum width 109 (‘wing width’) of the cantilevered portion 106 is determined by resonance acoustic quarter-wavelength, therefore smaller optimum wing width is required to achieve optimum Q
- FIG. 4C relates to an acoustic resonator having a parallel resonance of 800 MHz.
- a maximum Q-value (shown at point 415 ) is attained at a wing width of approximately 1.6 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 5A shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator 500 taken along line 5 B- 5 B in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 5B shows a top view of the acoustic resonator 500 .
- Many of the features of the acoustic resonator 500 are common to those of acoustic resonators 100 , 300 described in connection with representative embodiments in FIGS. 1A-1B and 3 . The details of common features, characteristics and benefits thereof are not repeated in order to avoid obscuring the presently described embodiments.
- the acoustic resonator 500 comprises the bridge 301 along the interconnection side 112 .
- the bridge 301 provides the gap 302 , which may be a void (e.g., air) or may be filled with a low acoustic impedance material.
- the acoustic resonator 500 comprises a raised frame element 501 (commonly referred to as an ‘outie’).
- the raised frame element 501 may be provided over one or more sides of the acoustic resonator 500 and provides an acoustic mismatch at the boundary of the second electrode 104 , thereby improving signal reflections at the boundary and reducing acoustic losses.
- the raised frame element 501 are shown disposed over the second electrode 104 , these features may instead be provided over the first electrode 102 and beneath the piezoelectric layer 103 , or selectively on both the first and second electrodes 102 , 104 . Further details of the use, formation and benefits of the raised frame element 501 may be found for example, in commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 7,280,007 entitled “Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator with a Mass Loaded Perimeter” to Feng, et al.; and commonly owned U.S. Patent Application Publication 20070205850 entitled “Piezoelectric Resonator Structure and Electronic Filters having Frame Elements” to Jamneala, et al. The disclosures of this patent and patent application publication are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
- the raised frame element 501 results in an increase in the parallel impedance (Rp) but generates spurious modes below the series resonance frequency; whereas the cantilevered portion 106 increases Rp without degrading Qs.
- the area of the raised frame element 501 represents a comparatively small fraction of the active area of the acoustic resonator 500 . It can be shown that this is equivalent to an acoustic resonator connected in parallel to an acoustic resonator comprising a frame element. Since the resonance frequency of an acoustic resonator comprising the raised frame element 501 is lower, spurious modes are generated below f s of the acoustic resonator without the frame element.
- the addition of the cantilevered portion 106 to the acoustic resonator 500 comprising the raised frame element 501 further increases Rp without resulting in additional spurious modes below f s because the wing 106 lies outside of the active area 110 of the acoustic resonator 500 .
- FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of an acoustic resonator 600 in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- Many of the features of the acoustic resonator 600 are common to those of acoustic resonators 100 , 300 , 500 described in connection with representative embodiments in FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, 5A and 5B .
- the details of common features, characteristics and benefits thereof are not repeated in order to avoid obscuring the presently described embodiments.
- the acoustic resonator 600 comprises the bridge 301 along the interconnection side 112 .
- the bridge 301 provides the gap 302 , which may be a void (e.g., air) or may be filled with a low acoustic impedance material.
- the acoustic resonator 600 comprises a recessed frame element 601 (‘innie’).
- the recessed frame element 601 may be disposed along one or more sides of the acoustic resonator 600 and provides an acoustic mismatch at the perimeter of the second electrode 104 , thereby improving signal reflections and reducing acoustic losses. Ultimately, reduced losses translate into an improved Q-factor of the device.
- the recessed frame element 601 is shown disposed over the second electrode 104 , the recessed frame element 601 may instead be provided over the first electrode 102 and beneath the piezoelectric layer 103 , or selectively on both the first and second electrodes 102 , 104 . Further details of the use, formation and benefits of the recessed frame element 601 may be found for example, in commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 7,280,007 entitled “Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator with a Mass Loaded Perimeter” to Feng, et al.; and commonly owned U.S. Patent Application Publication 20070205850 entitled “Piezoelectric Resonator Structure and Electronic Filters having Frame Elements” to Jamneala, et al.
- FIG. 7 shows a simplified schematic block diagram of an electrical filter 700 in accordance with a representative embodiment.
- the electrical filter 700 comprises series acoustic resonators 701 and shunt acoustic resonators 702 .
- the series acoustic resonators 701 and shunt acoustic resonators 702 may comprise the acoustic resonators 100 , 300 , 500 , 600 described in connection with the representative embodiments of FIGS. 1A, 1B, 3, 5A, 5B and 6 .
- the electrical filter 700 is commonly referred to as a ladder filter, and may be used for example in duplexer applications. Further details of a ladder-filter arrangement may be as described for example in U.S. Pat. No. 5,910,756 to Ella, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,262,637 to Bradley, et al. The disclosures of these patents are specifically incorporated by reference. It is emphasized that the topology of the electrical filter 700 is merely illustrative and other topologies are contemplated. Moreover, the acoustic resonators of the representative embodiments are contemplated in a variety of applications besides duplexers.
- acoustic resonators for various applications such as in electrical filters are described having an electrode comprising a cantilevered portion. Additionally, acoustic resonators for various applications such as in electrical filters are described having an electrode comprising a cantilevered portion and a bridge.
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